This brief historical introduction to Julian of Norwich explores the social, political and religious factors that formed the original context of her life and writings, and considers how those factors affected the way she was initially received. The second part…
Category: Saints
Henri Nouwen: His Life and Spirit, by Kevin Burns
This innovative new biography by Kevin Burns will remind readers why they loved Henri Nouwen’s books years ago and provide a welcome guide to his spirituality, introducing one of the most important Catholics of the second half of the 20th…
Blessed Among All Women: Women Saints, Prophets, and Witnesses for Our Time, by Robert Ellsberg
Winner of three Catholic Press Awards. The best-selling author of All Saints presents this new collection of devotional sketches on history’s greatest women. From Joan of Arc to Anne Frank to Mary Magdalene, Ellsberg offers insights into the lives of…
Black Saints, Mystics and Holy Folk: The Ancient African Liturgical Church – Volume 1, by James Wesley Smith
Africa taught Baby Jesus. Maryam guided His Egyptian education. The Ancient African Liturgical Church (Universal) shows 56,000 plus saints to 599 A.D., including Desert Fathers, Saints Macarius, Augustine, Maura, Athanasius, Catherine, Maurice, Cyprian, Antonia, Talida, Spera, Valeria, and Clement of…
Beyond the Essene Hypothesis: The Parting of the Ways between Qumran and Enochic Judaism, by Gabriele Boccaccini
Respected scholar Gabriele Boccaccini here offers readers a new and challenging view of the ideology of the Qumran sect, the community closely related with the Dead Sea Scrolls. Boccaccini moves beyond the Essene hypothesis and posits a unique relationship between…
Becoming Who You Are: Insights on the True Self from Thomas Merton And Other Saints (Christian Classics), by James Martin
By meditating on personal examples from the author’s life, as well as reflecting on the inspirational life and writings of Thomas Merton, stories from the Gospels, as well as the lives of other holy men and women (among them, Henri…
Be Mindful of Us: Prayers to the Saints, by Anthony F. Chiffolo
Be Mindful of Us is an extensive treasury of prayers to saints and Blesseds from around the world, one for every day of the year, including a brief biography of each. Covering the entire Christian era–with a special emphasis on…
Aurelius Augustinus – You Done Us Wrong?
A review of Christopher Hall’s “Learning Theology with the Church Fathers.” Includes reflection on St. Augustine’s notion of the fallen nature of humanity and the efforts of early Church fathers and mothers to understand the mystery of God. Find it…
Anthropology of Religion Web Page
A collection of links to sites about anthropology of religion developed by M.D. Murphy of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Alabama. Includes general interest sites and sites for specific topics. Find it here. Did you like this?…
Anthony de Mello, by William Dych, S.J.
Bringing together the wisdom of East and West, the Indian Jesuit Anthony de Mello used stories and parables to awaken his listeners to an awareness of God’s presence in their midst. Since his death in 1987, countless readers have been…
